THE IMPACT OF SMOCKING ON THE SALIVARY LEVELS OF RANKL AND OPG IN PACIENTS WITH GENERALIZED, STAGE III, GRADE B, PERIODONTITIS

• Main Authors: Alexandra-Cornelia Teodorescu (Author), Ioana-Andreea Sioustis (Author), Cristina-Gena Dascalu (Author), Silvia Teslaru (Author), Irina-Georgeta Sufaru (Author), Diana-Cristala N (Author), Maria-Alexandra Martu (Author), Ionut Luchian (Author), Liliana Pasarin (Author), Sorina-Mihaela Solomon (Author), Silvia Martu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Romanian Dental Association for Education, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of smoking on salivary RANKL and OPG levels in patients with generalized, stage III, grade B periodontitis. Material and methods: The salivary concentrations of RANKL and OPG were determined for 18 patients, aged between 23 and 50 years old, of whi...